topic Re: GDL script editor in Libraries & objects

GDL script editor

Bruce — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:53:36 GMT

Is there a 3rd party GDL script editor one can use to write their scripts? The built-in one is a bit clunky (e.g. no line numbers, no auto-formatting of commands).

I notice that on Graphisofts GDL help page, their sample code blocks seem to use a different code editor...just wondering if this is something we can download and use?

e.g. http://gdl.graphisoft.com/gdl-docs/gdl-guide/chapter-1-general-overview-4/scripting/

Re: GDL script editor

David Maudlin — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:26:51 GMT

Bruce:

runxel posted about Sublime Text here: Code Snippet management, I have not tried it.

David

Re: GDL script editor

Bruce — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 04:25:16 GMT

Thanks for that - a very intersting thread. I wonder if Graphisoft has any plans to upgrade their editor? Would make sense, given it's the backbone of ArchiCAD.

Re: GDL script editor

David Maudlin — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 13:48:01 GMT

There have been a number of polls/wishes:
GDL script window line number
Small improvements for GDL editor interface
GDL-Editor major improvements-wish..

David

Re: GDL script editor

Bruce — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:12:15 GMT

Update: although it doesn't do GDL, it is a free script editor.

http://komodoide.com/komodo-edit/

Re: GDL script editor

Jochen Suehlo — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 12:48:51 GMT

Sublime Text is a very cool text editor with lots of features, that any GDL developer is missing in the ArchiCADs internal editor.
GDL-Sublime is the syntax highlighting package for Sublime Text (developed by Runxel).
Frank Beister and I developed a tool named GDLnucleus, which converts on the fly objects from ArchiCAD to Sublime text and visa verce (using the LP_XML_Converter tool).
So now it is possible to use high quality editing features and make script checkings in ArchiCAD as before. The conversion from one editor to the other only takes a shortcut in both apps.
For more information, see (sorry, onyl in German until now)
http://opengdl.org/Default.aspx?tabid=9748&language=de-DE
https://www.b-prisma.de/object-shop/index.php?cPath=10

And a short demonstration in English:
https://youtu.be/i7zEu4wtVvE